Periodicals
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Akande: A Quintessential Leader
In this piece, Aderemi Idowu pays tribute to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, who clocks 75 this week. There is no better time than now to assess the quality of leaders Nigeria has had in the last 50 years of its independence. The Zik of Africa, whose political razzmatazz and oratorical skills were second to none in the continent, was at his twilight addressed as the Owelle of Onitsha. Zik was reputed for one of his famous quotes that “it is only a fool that fails to change his mind when there is the need to do so” The question remains whether he must…
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Okorocha: APC is the answer in 2015
Emmanuel Oladesu The Chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday reflected on the state of the nation, saying that the party will provide quality leadership next year. He lamented the rot in governance, which, he said, has manifested in the collapsed infrastructure, bad roads and recurrent power outage. Okorocha, who said that the APC is on the fast track to save Nigeria, urged the people not to lose hope for a brighter future. The governor spoke at the 75th birthday of the APC Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, in Lagos. The ceremony, which was held at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island,…
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Bisi Akande at 70
* A study in ‘straight-and-narrow path’ WHAT does one make of the 70th birthday of Chief Adebisi Akande, the Action Congress (AC) national chairman and former Governor of Osun State? The spartan Chief Akande is no ceremony buff. Even as governor, he turned the wedding of his children into a humble affair, when many in his position, with access to state funds, would have put on a wasteful show, and turned many a smart alee into instant millionaires. So, how come the former governor, as a private citizen, in spite of himself, got such a grand birthday bash? As far as politics of power goes, Chief Akande, like Chíef Obafemi…
